The popular Oxford Scholar Hotel in the heart of Melbourne is struggling to stay in business, amid major underground rail project works and no love from authorities. Publican Malcolm Wulf has been operating the Oxford Scholar since 1991 and relies on the Swanston Street foot traffic and students. The pub building is next to and […]
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As millions of Australians yesterday commemorated the ANZAC tradition and retrospection, there were some licensed venues unaware or unsympathetic to its respectful use. The ANZAC Act of 1921 is specific in not allowing any use of the word in relation to entertainment. “No person may use the word ‘Anzac’, or any word resembling it, in
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Perth’s Feral Brewing has shown why it is one of Australia’s leading craft beers by releasing a video – representing everything about the Feral brand bar the wet stuff. The family-owned independent brewery was founded in 2002, vowing to be “uncompromising, untamed and downright unapologetic”. Its signature Hop Hog has become one of the most
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Australia’s biggest pub is very pleased to have its prize giant cow Bessy returned, after she was recently abducted by cattle thieves. Eatons Hill Hotel was gearing up to once again bring “the Country to the City” with the sixth instalment of its annual Rodeo, to take place 1 April. Somehow, in the early hours
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All fans of NSW regional experiences are being invited to upload pictures and videos to promote the State’s diversity and hospitality, in a new initiative by Destination NSW. Domestic tourism within Australia continues to grow, aided by the unfavourable international exchange rate. Destination NSW is seeking to capitalise and further promote the attributes of Australia’s
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UPDATE: The teenager seen in a video being assaulted by a security guard outside a Coffs hotel has been charged by police with multiple offenses. Video emerged on social media and 7News showing an 18-year-old man being struck by a security guard outside a Coffs Harbour hotel, in the evening of St Patrick’s Day (Friday,
Merivale found itself the centre of a media storm this week, after socialite Gordana Poljak was refused entry by an overzealous doorman due to her gratuitous tattoos. The tattoo queen champions her decorative ink and operates a business combining the art form with make-up, called Dr Freckle and Mr Hide. She has reportedly worked on
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Coopers opened a hornets’ nest with its acknowledgement of the Bible Society’s 200th birthday – but now apologises profusely for offending liberal-minded citizens in favour of marriage equality. By offering to commemorate the charitable Society’s bi-centennial with a congratulatory message on 10,000 cases of its Premium Light beer brand, in the minds of many Coopers
Industry veteran Neil Randall has tasted the stench of politics in response to an event by One Nation at his Paddington Ale House. Billed as an electioneering promo, with Pauline Hanson set to shout free pizza and a beer for the first 100 entrants, the One Nation roadshow trod the boards of the Paddo on
Australia’s tightening focus on social harms related to drug and alcohol use are forcing stricter controls that rely on unqualified workers to make what is almost a medical diagnosis. When it comes to assessing the level of ‘intoxication’ of an individual, the increasingly stringent attention to the subject has bred textbook definitions that appear to
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